Aerial system



Oct. 19, 1937. E. c. CORK ET AL AERIAL vSYSTEM F iled Aug 17, 1935 5 Sheet$heet 1 DEVICE ABPonsn E 7? SIGNAL RasPanswE SIGIYRL AMPLIFIER ArvuF/ER Oct. 19, 1937. E. c. CORK ET AL AERIAL SYSTEM Filed Aug. 17, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 19, 1937. E, Q CORK AL 2,096,031

AERIAL SYSTEM Filed Aug.- 17, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Oct. 19, 1937 AERIAL SYSTEM Edward Cecil Cork and Alan Dower Blumlein, Ealing, London, and Eric Lawrence Casling White, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, assignors to Electric & Musical Industries Limited, Hayes, England, a company of Great Britain Application August 17, 1925, Serial No. 36,610 In Great Britain August 17, 1934 23 Claims.

The present invention relates to aerial systems.

Inshort wave reception an aerial is often connected to a receiver by means of a feeder which may comprise one insulated conductor and one conductor earthed at one or more points along its length. The feeder often comprises a conductor arranged centrally of and insulated from an earthed sheath.

In many cases it is required to receive short and long wave signals simultaneously. For example, it may be desired to receive television signals on a short wave length and the accompanying sound on a medium or long wave length. Hitherto it has been necessary to employ two aerials for this purpose.

. It is an object of the present invention to enable long or medium wave signals to be received simultaneously with short wave signals, without the provision of a separate aerial.

' According to the present invention there is provided a wireless receiving system adapted for the simultaneous reception of waves of a relatively short wave length and waves of a longer wave length, the system comprising a short wave aerial coupled by means of a feeder to short wave receiving apparatus, wherein a part or the whole of said feeder is so arranged and so coupled to a receiver for said longer wave length thatit can operate as an aerial for said longer wave length receiver.

According to a feature of the present invention there is provided a wireless receiving system for simultaneous reception of Waves of a relatively short wave length and waves of a longer wave length, the system comprising a short wave aerial coupled by means of a feeder consisting of at least two conductors to short wave receiving apparatus, said feeder being so connected that short wave signals are transferred therealong substantially in phase opposition on two of said conductors, one

' or more of said conductors being insulated from earth and being so arranged and so coupled to a receiver for said longer wave length that it can operate as an aerial for said longer wave length receiver.

The invention further provides a wireless receiving system adapted for simultaneous reception of waves of a relatively short wave length and waves of a longer wave length, the system comprising a feeder having two conductors, the feeder being associated at one end with a short wave aerial and at the other end having one conductor connected to means whereby this conductor is effectively earthed at a short Wave length and is effectively insulated from earth at a longer wave length.

The invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, wherein 5 Fig. 1 shows an arrangement according to the present invention,

Fig. 2 shows a modification of, a part of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 shows a further modification of a part of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 shows a modification of Fig. 3 and Figs. 5 and 6 show modifications of parts of Fig. 4.

Referring to Fig. l of the drawings, the first valve I of a short wave wireless receiver has a parallel tuned circuit, tunable to a short wave length and comprising an inductance 2 in parallel with a variable condenser 3, connected between its control grid 4 and the earthed metal chassis 5 of the receiver. The cathode 6 of valve l is connected to the chassis 5 through a bias resistance 1 shunted by a decoupling condenser 8.

The first valve 9 of a medium wave receiver is mounted on the same chassis 5 and has a parallel tuned circuit, tunable to a medium wave length and comprising an inductance ID in parallel with' a variable condenser ll, connected between its grid l2 and the chassis 5. The cathode I3 of ,valve 9 is also connected to the chassis through a bias resistance l4 shunted by a decoupling condenser I5.

A feeder l6 comprising a conductor l1 arranged centrally within a cylindrical sheath [8 is associated at one end with a short wave aerial 21. The other end of the feeder projects through an aperture IS in the receiver chassis 5. The central conductor I? is connected through a coupling condenser 20 of small capacity to a tapping point 2] on the inductance 2 in the short wave parallel tuned circuit 2, 3. 40

The sheath I8 of feeder I6 is connected to a tapping point 22 on the inductance ID in the longer wave parallel tuned circuit I0, H and is also connected to the chassis 5 through a series tuned circuit, tunable to a short wave length and comprising an inductance 23 in series with a variable condenser 24. No direct connection exists between the sheath l8 and either the chassis 5 or earth.

Both the series short wave circuit 23, 24 and the parallel short wave circuit 2, 3 are tuned to the frequency of the carrier of television signals to be received. The series tuned circuit 23, 24 has a low impedance at its resonant frequency and the coupling condenser 20 between the central 2 conductor IT and the tapping point. 2| on the inductance 2 in the short wave'parallel tuned circuit 2, 3 has a low impedance to signals at 7 short wave lengths. At the short wave length to which the circuits 2; 3 and 23,24 are tuned the sheath I8 is therefore effectively earthed through the series tuned circuit 2, 3 and the central conductoris connected through a connection of 110wv impedance to the'tapping point 2| on the inductance 2 in the short wave parallel tuned'cip" 'cuitz 2, 3 and therefore signals of this wave lengthappearing across the receiver end of the feeder are passed, with little attenuation, to the V paralleltuned circuit 2, 3 and thence to the receiver.

between the tapping point2l on the short wave first valve I of the shortwave section of the At frequencies corresponding to medium or long wave-lengths the impedance of the series tuned circuit 23, 24 approximates that of the condenser 24 in this circuit and is high because this condenser is of'low capacity. Thesheath' I8 is therefore effectively'insulated from'earth for these waves. The sheath 18 thus acts as an aerial and signals appearing between the lower end of the sheathand' earth are applied across :a part of the inductance 10 of the medium wavetuned circuit H), II which circuit is 'tunedto the frequency of the carrier of the sound signals.

The required signals therefore appear across the tuned circuit Hi, H and are applied to the .grid l2 of the first valve 9 of the medium wave "section ofthe receiver.

The two valves l, B are themselves arranged to detect the incoming signals and the'modulations, after suitable amplificationin amplifiers denoted by); ll, are fed to suitable signal responsive devices denoted by 12 and 13. Thus the television signals may be fed to a picture reprosignals may be fed to a loudspeaker; V 'The coupling condenser 29' 's inserted in the f ducer, such as'a cathode ray tube, and the sound O lead between the central conductor l1 and the ,tapping point 2|; onthe inductance 2 in the short wave parallel tuned circuit 2, 3 in order to increase the impedance between the central conductor I! and earth at the lower carrier frequency. Were condenser omitted the capacity between the two elements l1, l8 'of'the feeder [5 would effectively earth the outer conductor l8 at the-:lower frequency; since the impedance inductance 2 and earth is small at this frequency.

In Fig. '2, 'transforr'ner coup-ling is employed V between the feeder l5 and theshort wave parallel tuned circuit 2,3 of the short wave section of the receiver. Condenser 26 of Fig. 1 is omitted and a coil is connected between the ends of the conductors ll, I8 of feeder l6. Coil 25 is arranged to constitute ,theprimary'winding of 2.

tut-es the secondary winding.

transformer 26 of which inductance 2 consti- In other respects Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. 1, like references being used to denote like parts.

In some cases itmay be inconvenient for the medium orlongwave aerial to terminate at the receiver.

ference from neighbouring electrical: apparatus. In such a case an aerial terminating at the receiver is liable to pick up interference which will mar reception.v It is, then desirable to arrange that the aerial'is located at a point which is remote from the receiver and which is not" sub- .ject to electrical interference, the aerial being 75' connected to the receiver by a screened feeder.

For example, the receiver may be situated. at a point subject to electrical inter- One arrangement whereby thi's result can b obtained is illustrated in Fig; 3. A short wave aerial 21 is connected to one end of a concentric feeder 28 comprising acentral conductor29 and 7 a sheath 3!]. The othercnd of: feeder 28 terin'an earthed metal'box3l. The sheath 30 is insulated from the box 3 'l .butis effectively connected thereto at the short wave length to be'received by means of a series resonant. circuit 32, 33

tuned to this wavelength. .A transformer 34 7 serves to couple feeder 28 to another-concentric feedcr 35,- the sheath 36 of which is earthed and the central conductor 31 beingiconnected at one end to transformer 34 and at the'other: end to tapping point 2| oninductance 20f the" short wave receiver. Feeders 28 and'35' may be 'minates within a coupling device-arranged with-. 7

considered as constituting a single feeder which" connects aerial'2'l to'the input of the short wave receiver..a-coupling device 3|. being included at 'a point in this. single fee'der. 'The primary windings 38, 39 of two step-down transformers 40,,4l are connected at one end to earth and at the other end through condensers 42, 43 to the sheath 3B of feeder 28. The secondary windings 44, 45. oftransformers 40, 4| are connected in series, their commonpoint being connected to earth through a condenser 46. Thefre'eends,

of secondary windings 44, 45 are connectedto two conductors 41, 48 0f a further feeder 49-w hichls provided with an earthed sheath 50., "Feeder" {is coupled at its other end to the input: of the 1medium or long'wave' receiver, conductors 41' and 48 beingconnected to-thepnmary'windlngs I between earth-and tappingfpointZZ -on;induct- Fig.3 is similar to thatofFig'l.

In the arrangement. of Fig. 3 short wtveisig.

nals are picked-up by aerial2Lyfedthrough feeder 28, the, sheath of which is effectively earthed at'these high frequencies bythe series resonant circuit 32, 33, transferred byftransformer 34 to. feeder 35 and therebypassed on j to the input of the short wavereceiver. {Sheath 30 of feeder 28 iseffectively insulated from earth i for medium and long wave lengths and therefore longer wavereceiver. It .is preferably arranged flsheath 30 and aerial 21 together form a'medium or long wave length aerial; Signals picked up bythis aerial are passed by one of the trans- 'formers 40, 41;. to feeder 49 and thence through "'55 7 one of transformers 53, 54 to the input of the that one transformer of each of the pairs .01

two transformers being operativeover another wave band (e. g- 1000 to. 2000Qmetres). i Ifgit is transformers 48, 4t and 53, 54 is operative over i one wave band (e. g. 250.120 600 metres the other only desired to operateoverone of these wave bands one transformer at each end "of. fe'ederjj49 may be removed. In this case onlya sing,lef,cere'* is required in feeder'49. I

It will be seen that,1by suitablylocatingf the. box 3| and by providing suitable lengths of feed- I ers 3 5 and 49 to connect it" to the receiver, both the short wave aerial 21 and the lo'ng wave aerial" 21, 30 may be remote from" the receiver and may therefore be arranged sothat, they. avoid local electrical interference.

Fig. .4 showsa modification of Fig. 3. In the, 1

" case of Fig: 4 only a single" concentric feeder is transformer 6| balanced short wave feeder.

used to connect the box 3| to the two receivers. Transformers 40, 4|, 53, 54, the associated condensers 42, 43, 46, 55, and feeder 49 of Fig. 3 are not employed in the arrangement of Fig. 4. In this case neither end of the secondary winding of transformer 34 is directly connected to box 3| but one end is effectively earthed at the operating short wave length through a series tuned circuit 58, 59. The common point of this tuned circuit and the secondary winding of transformer 34 is connected to the tapping point 60 of a stepdown auto-transformer 6| connected between sheath 30 and earth.

In the receiver, the primary winding 62 of a short wave transformer, of which inductance 2 forms the secondary winding, and a further short wave series tuned circuit 63, 64 are connected in series between conductor 31 and earth. The common point of series circuit 83, 64 and winding 62 is connected to tapping point 22 on inductance H] of the medium or long wave receiver.

It will be seen that with this arrangement the two sets of signals are fed in series to feeder 35, and at the receiver end of this feeder the signals excite their respective receivers.

In a modification shown in Fig. 5 of the box 3| of Fig. 4, transformer 34 and series circuit 58, 59 are replaced by a condenser 65 coupling conductor 29 to conductor 31 and a short wave parallel tuned circuit 66, 61 connected between conductor 31 and tapping point 60 of auto- In this case the two sets of signals are fed in parallel to feeder 35, the high impedance of the parallel tuned circuit 66, 61 at the operating short wave length serving to prevent transfer of currents of this frequency between conductor 31 and auto-transformer 6 I. At the longer wave length the impedance of this circuit is low and it serves to feed current from auto-transformer 6| to conductor 31.

An arrangement similar to that of Fig. 5 may be employed for separating the signals at the receiver, this arrangement being shown in Fig. 6 in which conductor 31 is connected through a condenser 68 to tapping point ill on inductance 2 of the short wave receiver, and also, through a parallel tuned circuit 69, 10 tuned to the oper ating short wave length, to tapping point 22 on inductance ID of the long wave receiver.

Although particular arrangements of the invention have been described with reference to television reception the invention is limited neither to these arrangements nor to television reception. Many other arrangements and applications of the invention will be apparent to those versed in the art.

The invention is also applicable to short wave aerials not using a concentric feeder. For example, it is sometimes arranged that the short wave aerial is connected to one of a pair of wires acting as a feeder. The other wire (not con.- nected to the aerial), is usually earthed and acts as a counterpoise to prevent signals being picked up by the feeder. Such a system may be used according to this invention by insulating and connecting the counterpoise in the manner suggested for the sheath of the concentric feeder.

Similarly, the invention may be applied to 2. Such a feeder may consist of two wires connected in symmetrical fashion to a short wave aerial and running adjacently to a receiver where they are connected to the primary of a short wave transformer feeding the signals to the receiver. With such an arrangement according to this invention, the

centre point of the transformer primary, instead of being connected to earth or chassis, may be connected to a medium or short wave receiver. For medium or short waves the two conductors then operate in parallel as an aerial. If desired, the centre point of the transformer primary may be held at earth potential for short waves by means of a series tuned circuit.

We claim:

1. A wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder permanently coupling said short waveaerial to said short wave receiving apparatus, a longer wave length receiver and means for permanently coupling at least a part of said feeder to said longer wave length receiver to constitute an aerial therefor, whereby energy may bereceived by both of said receivers simultaneously.

2. A wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder comp-rising at least two conductors, means for feeding signals received by said aerial to two of said conductors substantially in phase opposition, a circuit permanently coupled to said short wave receiver and to said feeder for feeding said signals from said feeder to said short wave receiving apparatus, a longer wave length receiver and means for permanently coupling at least a part of said feeder to said longer wave length receiver to constitute an aerial therefor, whereby energy may be received by both of said receivers simultaneously.

3. A Wireless receiving system comprising a short Wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder comprising a first conductor insulated from earth and asecond conductor, means for feeding signals received by said aerial to said conductors substantially in phase opposition, a circuit permanently coupled to said feeder and said short-wave receiving apparatus for feeding said signals from said feeder to said short wave receiving apparatus, a longer wave length receiver and means for permanently coupling said first conductor to said longer wave length receiver to constitute an aerial therefor.

4. A wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, said second conductor coupling said short wave aerial to said short wave receiving apparatus, means for effectively earthing said first conductor at a short wave length and effectively insulating said first conductor from earth at a longer wave length, a longer wave length receiver and means for coupling said first conductor to said longer wave length receiver to constitute an aerial therefor.

5. A wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, said second conductor coupling said short wave aerial to said short wave receiving apparatus, means comprising a series resonant circuit tuned to a short wave length and connected between said first conductor and earth for effectively earthing said first conductor at a short wave length and effectively insulating said first conductor from earth at a longer wave length, a longer wave length receiver and means 24," Y 'aoocgosi ratus', a feeder permanently coupling said short j ,;.Wavei aerial to said short-Wave receiving appar ratus, a longer Wave length receiver and means for permanently coupling a part of said. feeder remote from said short wave receivingapparatus t'o'said longer wave lengthreceiverto constitute an aerial therefor. V f 1 f 7, A' Wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short Wave receiving app'a ratus, a feeder permanently coupling said short Wave: aerial to said shortwave receiving 'appa- :ratus, a 'longerf wave lengthfreceiver located adja-v cent: said short wave receivingapparatus, and

means for permanently couplinga part of said feeder remote fromsaid shortwave receiving apparatus torsaid longer wave length'recei c n itute an aerial ther'ef r w V 81A iwireless receiving system comprising short wave aerial, a short Wavereceivingapparatus, a feeder permanently coupling said short Wave aerial to said. short wavereceivingapparatus, a longer'wave length receiver located adjacent said short wave receiving apparatus and means comprising a" further feeder for perma nently couplingapart of said feeder remote from said' short wavereceiving apparatus to said longer 'wave length receiver'to constitute an aerial i therefor" 1 I 9. A wireless receiving system comprising a short Wave aerial, a" short wave receiving appavratus,-a first section of feeder "permanently coupled to'said aerial and extending;therefrom,to a

point intermediate'said aerial and said receiving apparatus, a second section of feeder permanently coupled to both said first section and to saidre- -ceiving apparatus, a longer Wave length receiver 7 and xmeans for permanently coupling said first section of feeder to said longer wavelength receiver to constitute an aerialftherefor, said means:

including said second section'offeeqtler v 10; A wireless receiving system comprising 1a short wave aerial, afshort wave receiving appa- V ratus, a feeder in the form of an innerconductor and a sheathcoupling said short waveaerialto wave length receiver 'and'mea'ns for coupling the said short wave receiving apparatus, a longer sheath' oflsaid feeder to saidlonger wave length l receiver to constitute an aerial therefor, whereby "energy may be received by both saidreceiving apparatus simultaneously, 7 a a r 11. A' wireless receiving system'in accordance 'with" claim 1, characterized in thisnthat said a feeder is'a concentric line whose inner conductor a is coupled to saidshort'wave'receiving apparatus 1 and whose outer conductor is coupled to said longer wavelength apparatus. 7

12. Alwireless receiving'system comprising a short wave aeria1,,a short-Wave receiving ap- V paratus, a feeder "comprising a first conductor (50' *aerial to said short WaveYreceivin'g apparatus;

and a second conductor coupling said short wave means comprising the series combination of a variable condenser ofu-ilow capacity and an ina ductance foreffectivelyearthing said first con-- -ductor at a short wave length and efiectively in sulating said first conductor from earth: at a longer wave length; alonger wavelength receiver andmeans for coupling said first conductor tolsaid longerwave length receiver -to constitute an aerialtherefor; V w e V l. 1

-13'.'A radio receiving system' comprising a feeder having an "inner conductor and a surrounding sheath, short wave, receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and condenser tunable to the short I ductance coil and'condenserftunable to the short ave energy to be recei-v'ed'ove'r' saidfifeeder, a

Wave energy. tobe received over said} feeder'pa longer wave length receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and a condenser tunable to the longer Wave to be'received over said feeder, a seriesresonant V-circuit tuned to the short wave energy to be re- .ceived coupling saidhsheath'to ground, a con- [nection from said sheath'to a tapping point in termediatethe ends of said second inductance coil;and-aconnection includinga couplingcondenser between said inner conductor and a tapping-point intermediate the ends of said first inductance coiLwhereby said sheath is effectively l ing a parallel tuned input circuitf of= angina ductancelcoil and-a condenser tunableto the longer Wave to 'be received over said feeder, a series resonant circuit tuned to the short wave energyto be received coupling :said sheath to ground, a connection fromsaid sheath to'a tappingpoint intermediate the endsof said second inducta'nce' coil, and an electromagnetic-iconner conductorand saidshea th. I I

15.VA radiofrecei'v'ing. system comprising a,

nection' between said lfeeder and' said first ini ductance coil, said' last connection comprisingv an I inductance coil conductivelycoupled to saidinfeeder'having an innercoriductor and a'surrou'n'd -i ling sheath, short wave receiving ap'pa'ratuslincluding, a parallel tuned input circuit of an inlonger wavelength, receiving apparatus includinga parallel tuned input circuit of an induc tance coi1 andfa condenser tunable tothe longer wave to be received over said feeder, a;

series resonant circuit tuned to the short wave energy to be "received coupling said sheath to ground, a connection'from said sheath to a tapping pointintermediatewthe ends of saidfsecond inductance coil, and an electromagnetic connection between saidfeederand saidfirstjinductancef coil, ,said lastfconnection comprisingtan' lin ductance coil 'conductively coupled to said inner' conductor and said sheath and including a sub istantially concentric feeder whose inner; con-' 7, ductor connects-to a tapping point intermediate the ends of said first inductance coil and whose louter conductor is grounded. r i

16. A 'radioreceiving system comprising, a 80 feederlfhaving an inner'conductor and afsur- 7 rounding sheath, short wave receiving apparatus including aparal el tuned input circuit of an in-. h f ductance coil'andcondenser tunable to theshort 1 ave energy to belreceived 'overisaide'feedery a longer 'wave length receiving apparatus includ-' ing a parallel tuned input circuit ofli'an i'nductance-"coil andacondenser tunablelto the longer v'vavejto bei receivedover'said feeder,a' series resonantcircuit'tuued to the short wave; 7 energy to be received couplingvsaid sheath to ground, a connection including .a'pair of-pstep down transformers from saids'heathto atapping 1 point intermediate the ends of said second inbetween i said' feeder and said first inductance" duc tance coil, and an electromagnetic connection] ,75

20 ductance coil and condenser tunable to the short f ,Wave energy to be received over said feedeiga;

longer wave lengthreceiving apparatus includcoil, said last connection comprising an inductance coil conductively coupled to said inner conductor and said sheath.

17. A radio receiving system comprising a feeder having an inner conductor and a surrounding sheath, short wave receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and condenser tunable to the short wave energy to be received over said feeder, a longer wave length receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and a condenser tunable to the longer wave to be received over said feeder, a series resonant circuit tuned to the short wave energy to be received coupling said sheath to ground, a connection from said sheath to a tapping point intermediate the ends of said second inductance coil, said connection including a step-down transformer, a section of line and a step-up transformer in the order named.

18. A radio receiving system comprising a feeder having an inner conductor and a surrounding sheath, short wave receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and condenser tunable to the short wave energy to be received over said feeder, a longer wave length receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and a condenser tunable to the longer wave to be received over said feeder, a series resonant circuit tuned to the short wave energy to be received coupling said sheath to ground, a connection from said sheath to a tapping point intermediate the ends of said second inductance coil, and a connection including a coupling condenser between said inner conductor and a tapping point intermediate the ends of said first inductance coil, said coupling condenser having a low impedance to the short wave energy, whereby said sheath is effectively earthed at the short waves and effectively insulated from earth at the longer waves to be received.

19. A radio receiving system comprising a feeder having an inner conductor and a surrounding sheath, short wave receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and condenser tunable to the short wave energy to be received over said feeder, a longer wavelength receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and a condenser tunable to the longer Wave to be received over said feeder, a chassis at a relatively fixed radio frequency potential containing said short and longer wave receiving apparatus, said feeder being physically separated from said chassis, 'a series resonant circuit within said chassis, said series resonant circuit being tuned to the short wave energy to be received and coupling said sheath to said chassis, a connection from said sheath to a tapping point intermediate the ends of said second inductance coil, and a connection including a coupling condenser between said inner conductor and a tapping point intermediate the ends of said first inductance coil, said coupling condenser having a low impedance to the short wave energy.

20. A radio receiving system comprising a feeder having an inner conductor and a surrounding sheath, short wave receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and condenser tunable to the short wave energy to be received over said feeder, a longer wavelength receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and a condenser tunable to the longer wave to be received over said feeder, a series resonant circuit tuned to the short wave energy to be received coupling said sheath to a point of relatively fixed radio frequency potential, a direct connection from said sheath to a tapping point intermediate the ends of said second inductance coil, and an electromagnetic connection between said feeder and said first inductance coil, said last connection comprising an inductance coilconductively coupled to said inner conductor and said sheath.

21. A radio receiving system comprising a feeder having an inner conductor and a surrounding sheath, short wave receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned'input circuit of an inductance coil and condenser tunable to the short wave energy to be received over said feeder, a longer wave length receiving apparatus including a parallel tuned input circuit of an inductance coil and a condenser tunable to the longer wave to be received over said feeder, a series resonant circuit tuned to the short wave energy to be received coupling said sheath to a point of relatively fixed radio frequency potential, an electromagnetic connection from said sheath to a tapping point intermediate the ends of said second inductance coil and an electromagnetic connection between said feeder and said first inductance coil, said last connection comprising an inductance coil conductively coupled to said inner conductor and said sheath.

22. A wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, said second conductor coupling said short wave aerial to said short wave receiving apparatus, means comprising a series resonant circuit tuned to a short wavelength and connected between said first conductor and earth for effectively earthing said first conductor at a short wave length and effectively insulating said first conductor from earth at a longer wave length, a longer wave length receiver and means for directly coupling said first conductor to said longer wavelength receiver to constitute an aerial therefor.

23. A wireless receiving system comprising a short wave aerial, a short wave receiving apparatus, a feeder comprising a first conductor and a second conductor, said second conductor coupling said short wave aerial to said short wave receiving apparatus, means comprising a series resonant circuit tuned to a short wavelength and connected between said first conductor and earth for effectively earthing said first conductor at a short wave length and eifectively insulating said first conductor from earth at a longer wave length, a longer wave length receiver and means for electromagnetically coupling said first conductor to said longer wave length receiver to constitute an aerial therefor.

EDWARD CECIL CORK. ALAN DOWER BLUMLEIN. ERIC LAWRENCE CASLING WHITE. 

